We’re currently considering moving house. This, along with Katherine’s challenges of recycling in Edinburgh has made me realise just how much schemes vary from one district to another.
Here in Dartford, we have what must be one of the easiest schemes around - put the cardboard, paper, clean cans and plastic bottles into a separate box [...]

Greenpeace are doing an excellent “green” Apple computers campaign
one of the catchphrases of the site is “I love my Ipod - but can we lose the Iwaste”
from the site :
Right now, poison Apples full of chemicals (like toxic flame retardants, and polyvinyl chloride) are being sold worldwide. When they’re tossed, they usually end up [...]

I do love libraries.
There is just something about shelves and shelves of books (and more books!), free for the choosing and free of charge that fills my heart with joy. (JOY!)
Libraries are community-building, keepers of culture at the most local level. They promote access for ALL to technology and knowledge. And lots of them are [...]

Ok, we’ve just had the Solstice, Christmas is imminent, but in Scotland we need to plan for Burns Night on January 25th.
If you’re in Inverness on Wednesday 24th January you can go to an organic supper, organised by the Soil Association Scotland and the Real Education Active Lives (REAL) Project at Inverness High School. [...]

If you haven’t got your calendar for 2007 yet or you’re stuck for a great gift then here’s one for you…
Fellow green women EcoBabes, from Climate Protection Campaign, have produced a 2007 calendar to raise awareness about their work and issues around climate change. The calendar portrays 12 women who are committed to working towards [...]

Based in Findhorn in the North East of Scotland Trees for Life is aiming to “restore a wild forest, which is there for its own sake, as a home for wildlife and to fulfil the ecological functions necessary for the wellbeing of the land itself. “
Today just 1% of the original Caledonian Forest of Scotland [...]

Tesco secured planning permission to erect a mini-wind farm at its St Rollox superstore in the north of Glasgow. It believes three turbines, 60ft high, will create enough energy to power the store. St Rollox will become the second store in Scotland powered entirely by renewable energy.
They have also unvailed plans to open its flagship [...]

The new chemical law in the EU (called REACH) was approved upon by the european parliaments members.
The initial goal was to protect the consumers from dangerous chemicals - BUT it ended up like a “damage control” against the powerful chemical industry.
The minimum requirements was that there should be a list of alternatives to [...]

I’m extremely happy to welcome and present another brand new Green Girls Global editor, Henriette Weber Andersen!
Henriette lives in Hvissinge in Denmark which she tells us is near to Copenhagen, she runs her own company called Toothless Tiger which specialise in community marketing and webethics and her blog henrietteweber.com.
Henriette will be talking about all the things [...]

This is not usually the sort of thing that I would post on GGG but I really feel its worthwhile and it does have a green angle too. When I’m not working for Make Hay or posting on GGG I wear another hat at a Family Welfare Association voluntary project in Nottingham called Volunteers for [...]